Letters to the Editor: Handicapped parking

There are some difficult situations in Alamogordo in handicapped parking for those of us using walkers, wheelchairs, or scooters.

My van has a ramp enabling me to download a ramp to unload my walker safely. I also have transported friends in wheelchairs, and husband in scooter.

Problems encountered:

People parking on the crosshatched area designated for the ramp. There needs to be enough space at the end of the ramp to put the walker on the pavement. Many park too close or the space marked too short. I end up lifting off, dangerous.

Many crosshatched slots are for downloading on the driver's side. I have found no vans that can download on that side without lifting equipment out. We end up backing in to the slot. Extremely dangerous.

Many motorcyclists insists the crosshatched is designed for motorcycle parking. I almost knocked one down that was too close to the ramp.

Elise Haley

Alamogordo, N.M.

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